Disconnection and The Seduction of Sin

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

--James 4:13-17

I just heard it rightly said, that as humans, Christians especially, we suffer from a condition called “leaky brain.” We know the right answers don't we?

We know:

-lying is wrong

-prejudice is wrong

-sexual immorality is wrong

-selfish pride and ambition is wrong

-racism is wrong

-idolatry is wrong

-gossiping is wrong

-violent anger is wrong

-relying on our own understanding is wrong

But somehow the good we know, just leaks out our head, and that old evil flesh is there to guide us.

If the movie we began watching on-line turns out to be a porno, how can we be held responsible for continuing to watch?

When tax season comes and you've already put out a detailed spreadsheet for how your refund is going to be spent:

-You're gonna pay off bills

-You're gonna loan your cousin some money

-You're gonna buy some new shoes

But you start filling out the tax form, and it seems like you won't be getting anything, zero. What then? Can't you just go back and double...triple check those income tax answers? You're just trying to be a responsible adult, right?

Or you set-up your own schedule and plans but often fail to ask God for His input.

There are many ways to fall, but only one way to stand erect; follow the Truth and the truth will set you free to do right and be right.

God help us to hold fast to the truth we've already received.

In Him,

Jean-Marc

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